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We ask you all to please join us in sending our deepest condolences and prayers to the family of basketball legend #JohnThompson upon his recent passing !
Thompson, 78 passed away Monday morning reports TMZ . Sources have confirmed that there has been no details forwarded surrounding the details of his death.
Thompson will forever be remembered for his legacy in basketball as a high school and college coach as well as a NBA hall of famer.
Thompson is noted as being the first Black head coach to ever win a major college championship within his impactful legacy at Georgetown.
Before life as a coach began Thompson was an established NBA basketball player and a member of the Boston Celtics. He played for two seasons, both in which they won a championship.
Basketball hall of famer #AllenIverson always refers to Thompson as the man that saved his life, “I want to thank Coach Thompson. For saving my life,” Iverson said … “For giving me the opportunity. I was recruited by every school in the country for football and basketball. And an incident happened in high school and all that was taken away. No other teams, no other schools were recruiting me anymore. My mom went to Georgetown and begged him to give me a chance. And he did.”
Upon hearing the news of Thompson’s passing Iverson has come forward to say, I’m going to miss you, but I’m sure that you are looking down on us with a big smile.”
He continues, “I would give anything just for one more phone call from you only to hear you say, ‘Hey MF,’ then we would talk about everything except basketball. May you always Rest in Paradise, where there is no pain or suffering. I will always see your face in my mind, hoping that I made you proud. “Your Prodigal Son”. #Hoya4Life.”
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